Football vs #24 Mercer on 10/4/2025 - Box Score

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Samford (0-6 , 0-4) -VS- Mercer (4-1 , 4-0)

Team Score By Quarter
Team	1 1st	2 2nd	3 3rd	4 4th	F Total
SAMSamford	0	0	14	7	21
Winner MERMercer	14	14	14	3	45

SAM:: Stober,Brady (234),; Bland,Cameron (52),; Pickett III,Samuel (112)

MER:: Atkinson,Braden (365),; Doughty,Ty (105),; Doughty,Ty (77)

Date:: 10/04/2025
Site:: Macon, Georgia
Stadium:: Five Star Stadium
Attendance:: 9461
Kickoff Time:: 04:02 PM
End of Game:: 07:06 PM
Duration:: 03:04
Temperature:: 79
Wind:: NE 9mph
Weather:: Cloudy
VIEW: Match History vs Mercer

Scoring Summary
Qtr. - Time	Qtr	Time	Scoring Play	SAM	MER
1st - 12:18	1st	12:18	MER - Albee,Samuel 64 yd pass from Atkinson,Braden (Griffith,Reice kick) 1 plays, 64 yards, TOP 00:09	0	7
1st - 02:36	1st	02:36	MER - Butts Jr.,Antonio 1 yd run (Griffith,Reice kick), 6 plays, 48 yards, TOP 02:37	0	14
2nd - 11:09	2nd	11:09	MER - George,Javarius 3 yd pass from Atkinson,Braden (Griffith,Reice kick) 13 plays, 97 yards, TOP 05:36	0	21
2nd - 06:00	2nd	06:00	MER - Smith,Brayden 7 yd pass from Atkinson,Braden (Griffith,Reice kick) 9 plays, 63 yards, TOP 04:01	0	28
3rd - 12:50	3rd	12:50	SAM - Bird,Preston 63 yd pass from Stober,Brady (Pace,Colton kick) 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:10	7	28
3rd - 10:57	3rd	10:57	MER - Smith,Brayden 38 yd pass from Atkinson,Braden (Griffith,Reice kick) 5 plays, 76 yards, TOP 01:47	7	35
3rd - 05:30	3rd	05:30	MER - Doughty,Ty 66 yd pass from Atkinson,Braden (Griffith,Reice kick) 1 plays, 66 yards, TOP 00:10	7	42
3rd - 02:44	3rd	02:44	SAM - Bland,Cameron 13 yd run (Pace,Colton kick), 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:46	14	42
4th - 11:29	4th	11:29	SAM - Pickett III,Samuel 77 yd pass from Stober,Brady (Pace,Colton kick) 3 plays, 74 yards, TOP 00:27	21	42
4th - 05:36	4th	05:36	MER - Griffith,Reice 34 yd field goal 4 plays, 1 yards, TOP 01:26	21	45
				21	45

Referee: Page,Jeff	Line Judge: Forman,Tim	Side Judge: Cargile,Jeffrey
Umpire: German,Greg	Back Judge: Hollifield,Matt	Center Judge: Smith,Ryan
Linesman: Clark,Chris	Field Judge: Lewis Jr.,Herman

Team Statistics
Statistic	SAM	MER
First Downs
Total	14	24
Rushing	5	8
Passing	8	15
Penalty	1	1
Rushing
Total (Net)	61	192
Attempts	37	37
Avg. Per Rush	1.6	5.2
Rushing TDs	1	1
Yds. Gained	111	203
Yds. Lost	50	11
Passing
Total (Net)	281	365
Comp.-Att.-Int.	22-33-1	22-37-1
Avg. / Att.	8.5	9.9
Avg. / Comp.	12.8	16.6
TDs	2	5
Total Offense
Yards	342	557
Plays	70	74
Avg. / Play	4.9	7.5
Fumbles - Lost	0-0	0-0
Penalties - Yds.	7-55	3-40
Punting
Punts - Yds.	9-364	4-182
Avg. / Punt	40.4	45.5
Inside 20	3	0
50+ Yds.	1	2
Touchbacks	0	0
Fair Catch	3	1
Kickoffs
Total - Yds.	4-226	8-494
Avg. Yds. / Kickoff	56.5	61.8
Touchbacks	0	3
Returns
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs	2-23-0	2-40-0
Punt: Avg. / Return	11.5	20.0
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs	4-82-0	3-48-0
Kickoff: Avg. / Return	20.5	16.0
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs	1-0-0	1-0-0
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs	0-0-0	0-0-0
Miscellaneous
Misc. Yards	0	0
Poss. Time	28:19	31:41
3rd. Down Conv.	6 of 19	4 of 13
4th. Down Conversions	1 of 4	0 of 1
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances	1-1	4-5
Sacks: Total - Yds.	0-0	7-44
PAT: Total - Made	3-3	6-6
2PT Conversion: Total - Made	0-0	0-0
Field Goals: Total - Made	0-0	1-2

Offensive

SAM - Passing
Player	Cmp	Att.	Yds.	TD	INT	Long	Sack
Stober,Brady	14	22	234	2	1	77	3
Crittendon,Quincy	8	11	47	0	0	28	4
Totals	22	33	281	2	1	77	7

MER - Passing
Player	Cmp	Att.	Yds.	TD	Int.	Long
Atkinson,Braden	22	35	365	5	0	66
Pickles,JP	0	2	0	0	1	0
Totals	22	37	365	5	1	66

SAM - Rushing
Player	Att.	Gain	Loss	Net	TD	Lg.	Avg.
Bland,Cameron	11	52	0	52	1	13	4.7
Cherry,Ken	8	36	0	36	0	10	4.5
Evans,CJ	1	5	0	5	0	5	5.0
Jones,Calvin	1	0	5	-5	0	0	-5.0
Stober,Brady	10	17	23	-6	0	4	-0.6
Crittendon,Quincy	6	1	22	-21	0	1	-3.5
Totals	37	111	50	61	1	13	1.6

MER - Rushing
Player	Att.	Gain	Loss	Net	TD	Lg.	Avg.
Doughty,Ty	19	113	8	105	0	32	5.5
Martin,Billy	11	69	2	67	0	25	6.1
Pickles,JP	3	18	0	18	0	8	6.0
Atkinson,Braden	1	2	0	2	0	2	2.0
Butts Jr.,Antonio	1	1	0	1	1	1	1.0
Miller,CJ	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
TEAM	1	0	1	-1	0	0	-1.0
Totals	37	203	11	192	1	32	5.2

SAM - Receiving
Player	Rec.	Yds.	TD	Long
Pickett III,Samuel	3	112	1	77
Bird,Preston	4	78	1	63
Jones,Calvin	3	40	0	28
Crayton,Nick	3	28	0	11
Beatty,Jackson	1	15	0	15
Davenport,Teddy	1	14	0	14
Cherry,Ken	3	3	0	6
Ward,Torrey	1	1	0	1
Loving,Jadon	0	0	0	0
Evans,CJ	1	-5	0	0
Bland,Cameron	2	-5	0	0
Totals	22	281	2	77

MER - Receiving
Player	Rec.	Yds.	TD	Long
Doughty,Ty	2	77	1	66
Smith,Brayden	4	65	2	38
Albee,Samuel	1	64	1	64
McDaniel,Adonis	4	60	0	21
Harris,Kendall	4	33	0	12
Simmons,Malik	2	32	0	27
Solomon,Travion	2	24	0	16
Dabbs,Adjatay	1	10	0	10
Cook,Apollos	0	0	0	0
George,Javarius	2	0	1	3
Burt,Sawyer	0	0	0	0
Totals	22	365	5	66

Samford - Individual Defensive Statistics

Samford - Individual Defensive Statistics
Player	Solo	Ast	Tot	TFL/Yds	TFL	Sack/Yds	Sacks	FF	FR-Yds	Fumbl	INT	INT	BrUp	Blkd	QH
Sloan,Carson	6	3	9	1.0/3	1.0	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	1	-	-
Young,Lashon	6	1	7	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	1-0	1	-	-	-
Woodard,Maxton	3	3	6	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	1
Gaskins,Quantaves	2	3	5	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Grayson,Donovan	-	5	5	0.5/1	0.5	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	1
Perkins,Nahil	4	-	4	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	1	-	-
Mosley,Jaden	1	3	4	1.5/4	1.5	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Thornton,Malik	3	-	3	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Caldwell,Deuce	2	1	3	1.0/5	1.0	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Jordan,Andrew	1	2	3	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Cunningham,Conroy	-	2	2	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Wattenbarger,Luke	1	1	2	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Shannon,Joseph	1	1	2	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Nelson,Jalen	1	-	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Warren,Corey	-	1	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Weber,Hank	1	-	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Newsome,Dee	1	-	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	2	-	-
Washington,Keshawn	-	1	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Henderson,Dylon	-	1	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Lenhardt,Trey	1	-	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Bryant,Mason	-	1	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
McKim,Maddox	1	-	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Gaither,Mailk	-	1	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Dunn,Caulen	-	1	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Johnson,Jacob	1	-	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Methvin,J.D.	-	1	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Yancey,Jalik	-	-	-	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	1	-	-
Bird,Preston	-	-	-	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Pace,Colton	-	-	-	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Bland,Cameron	-	-	-	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Pickett III,Samuel	-	-	-	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-

Mercer - Individual Defensive Statistics
Player	Solo	Ast	Tot	TFL/Yds	TFL	Sack/Yds	Sacks	FF	FR-Yds	Fumbl	INT	INT	BrUp	Blkd	QH
Clare,Drew	7	5	12	2.5/10	2.5	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	1
Fox,Julian	5	5	10	1.0/1	1.0	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Prince,Isaac	4	6	10	1.0/1	1.0	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Hutchinson,Kaleb	3	3	6	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Johnson-Kelley,Ean	2	4	6	1.5/8	1.5	1.5/8	1.5	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
McInnis,Kobe	3	2	5	2.5/19	2.5	2.5/19	2.5	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	1
Thomas,KJ	2	2	4	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Zock,Andrew	2	1	3	2.5/16	2.5	2.0/15	2.0	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	1
Watkins,Donovan	3	-	3	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Hicks,Daniel	-	2	2	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	1
Bliss,Tommy	1	1	2	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	1-0	1	-	-	-
Kermott,Carter	2	-	2	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Swain,Jordan	2	-	2	1.0/5	1.0	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Weston,Myles	1	-	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	1	-	-
O'neal,Carmelo	1	-	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
McDowell,Ethan	1	-	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Ferguson,Justin	1	-	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Little,Rafael	1	-	1	1.0/1	1.0	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Dudley,Brayden	-	1	1	0.5/1	0.5	0.5/1	0.5	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Bradley,Mac	-	1	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Gilbert,Justin	-	1	1	0.5/1	0.5	0.5/1	0.5	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
George,Javarius	-	-	-	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Smith,Brayden	-	-	-	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Butts Jr.,Antonio	-	-	-	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Doughty,Ty	-	-	-	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Albee,Samuel	-	-	-	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Griffith,Reice	-	-	-	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-

Special Teams

Individual Punting Statistics

SAM - Punting
Player	Punts	Yds.	Avg.	Long	In. 20	TB	50+ Yds.
Jones,Noah	9	364	40.4	54	3	0	1

MER - Punting
Player	Punts	Yds.	Avg.	Long	In. 20	TB	50+ Yds.
McConnell,John	4	182	45.5	52	0	0	2

SAM - All Returns
Player	Punts			Kickoffs			Interceptions
Player	Ret.	Yds.	Lg	Ret.	Yds.	Lg	Ret.	Yds.	Lg
Bird,Preston	2	23	16	0	0	0	0	0	0
Evans,CJ	0	0	0	1	30	30	0	0	0
Jones,Calvin	0	0	0	2	35	18	0	0	0
Russell,Emerson	0	0	0	1	17	17	0	0	0
Young,Lashon	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

MER - All Returns
Player	Punts			Kickoffs			Interceptions
Player	Ret.	Yds.	Lg	Ret.	Yds.	Lg	Ret.	Yds.	Lg
Smith,Brayden	2	40	28	3	48	18	0	0	0
Bliss,Tommy	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

SAM - Field Goals
Player	Qtr.	Clock	Yds.	Result

MER - Field Goals
Player	Qtr.	Clock	Yds.	Result
Griffith,Reice	4th	08:09	27	MISSED
Griffith,Reice	4th	05:36	34	GOOD

SAM - Kickoffs
Player	No.	Yds.	TB	OB	Avg.
Pace,Colton	4	226	0	0	56.5

MER - Kickoffs
Player	No.	Yds.	TB	OB	Avg.
Griffith,Reice	8	494	3	0	61.8

SAM - PATs
Player	Kicks		Rushes		Passes
Player	ATT	Made	ATT	Made	ATT	Made
Pace,Colton	3	3	0	0	0	0

MER - PATs
Player	Kicks		Rushes		Passes
Player	ATT	Made	ATT	Made	ATT	Made
Griffith,Reice	6	6	0	0	0	0

Drive Chart

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All Drives
Team - Yardline - Time	Team	Qtr.	Drive Started			Drive Ended			Consumed
Team - Yardline - Time	Team	Qtr.	Spot	Time	Obtained	Spot	Time	How Lost	Plays-Yds.	TOP
1st/14:55	MER	1st	MER26	14:55	KO	MER33	13:33	PUNT	3-7	01:22
1st/13:33	SAM	1st	SAM36	13:33	PUNT	SAM30	12:27	PUNT	3-(-6)	01:06
1st/12:27	MER	1st	MER36	12:27	PUNT	SAM0	12:18	TD	1-64	00:09
1st/12:10	SAM	1st	SAM31	12:10	KO	SAM32	10:37	PUNT	3-1	01:33
1st/10:37	MER	1st	SAM44	10:37	PUNT	SAM38	09:15	DOWNS	4-6	01:22
1st/09:15	SAM	1st	SAM38	09:15	DOWNS	SAM44	07:47	PUNT	3-6	01:28
1st/07:47	MER	1st	MER11	07:47	PUNT	MER11	06:58	PUNT	3-0	00:49
1st/06:58	SAM	1st	SAM42	06:58	PUNT	SAM32	05:13	PUNT	3-(-10)	01:45
1st/05:13	MER	1st	SAM48	05:13	PUNT	SAM0	02:36	TD	6-48	02:37
1st/02:32	SAM	1st	SAM50	02:32	KO	MER43	01:45	PUNT	3-7	00:47
1st/01:45	MER	1st	MER3	01:45	PUNT	SAM0	11:09	TD	13-97	05:36
2nd/11:09	SAM	2nd	SAM25	11:09	KO	SAM29	10:01	PUNT	3-4	01:08
2nd/10:01	MER	2nd	MER37	10:01	PUNT	SAM0	06:00	TD	9-63	04:01
2nd/06:00	SAM	2nd	SAM25	06:00	KO	MER31	00:29	INT	10-44	05:31
2nd/00:29	MER	2nd	MER1	00:29	INT	MER3	00:00	HALF	1-2	00:29
3rd/15:00	SAM	3rd	SAM25	15:00	KO	MER0	12:50	TD	7-75	02:10
3rd/12:44	MER	3rd	MER24	12:44	KO	SAM0	10:57	TD	5-76	01:47
3rd/10:51	SAM	3rd	SAM17	10:51	KO	MER45	08:27	PUNT	6-38	02:24
3rd/08:27	MER	3rd	MER10	08:27	PUNT	MER35	06:31	PUNT	6-25	01:56
3rd/06:31	SAM	3rd	SAM20	06:31	PUNT	SAM12	05:40	PUNT	3-(-8)	00:51
3rd/05:40	MER	3rd	MER34	05:40	PUNT	SAM0	05:30	TD	1-66	00:10
3rd/05:30	SAM	3rd	SAM25	05:30	KO	MER0	02:44	TD	9-75	02:46
3rd/02:37	MER	3rd	MER17	02:37	KO	MER24	01:13	PUNT	3-7	01:24
3rd/01:13	SAM	3rd	SAM40	01:13	PUNT	SAM26	14:18	PUNT	3-(-14)	01:55
4th/14:18	MER	4th	MER35	14:18	PUNT	SAM44	11:56	INT	5-21	02:22
4th/11:56	SAM	4th	SAM26	11:56	INT	MER0	11:29	TD	3-74	00:27
4th/11:29	MER	4th	MER25	11:29	KO	SAM10	08:09	FGA	7-65	03:20
4th/08:09	SAM	4th	SAM20	08:09	FGA	SAM18	07:02	DOWNS	4-(-2)	01:07
4th/07:02	MER	4th	SAM18	07:02	DOWNS	SAM17	05:36	FG	4-1	01:26
4th/05:29	SAM	4th	SAM10	05:29	KO	MER42	02:33	DOWNS	7-48	02:56
4th/02:33	MER	4th	MER42	02:33	DOWNS	SAM44	00:00	HALF	5-14	02:33

Samford Drives
Team - Yardline - Time	Team	Qtr.	Drive Started			Drive Ended			Consumed
Team - Yardline - Time	Team	Qtr.	Spot	Time	Obtained	Spot	Time	How Lost	Plays-Yds.	TOP
1st/13:33	SAM	1st	SAM36	13:33	PUNT	SAM30	12:27	PUNT	3-(-6)	01:06
1st/12:10	SAM	1st	SAM31	12:10	KO	SAM32	10:37	PUNT	3-1	01:33
1st/09:15	SAM	1st	SAM38	09:15	DOWNS	SAM44	07:47	PUNT	3-6	01:28
1st/06:58	SAM	1st	SAM42	06:58	PUNT	SAM32	05:13	PUNT	3-(-10)	01:45
1st/02:32	SAM	1st	SAM50	02:32	KO	MER43	01:45	PUNT	3-7	00:47
2nd/11:09	SAM	2nd	SAM25	11:09	KO	SAM29	10:01	PUNT	3-4	01:08
2nd/06:00	SAM	2nd	SAM25	06:00	KO	MER31	00:29	INT	10-44	05:31
3rd/15:00	SAM	3rd	SAM25	15:00	KO	MER0	12:50	TD	7-75	02:10
3rd/10:51	SAM	3rd	SAM17	10:51	KO	MER45	08:27	PUNT	6-38	02:24
3rd/06:31	SAM	3rd	SAM20	06:31	PUNT	SAM12	05:40	PUNT	3-(-8)	00:51
3rd/05:30	SAM	3rd	SAM25	05:30	KO	MER0	02:44	TD	9-75	02:46
3rd/01:13	SAM	3rd	SAM40	01:13	PUNT	SAM26	14:18	PUNT	3-(-14)	01:55
4th/11:56	SAM	4th	SAM26	11:56	INT	MER0	11:29	TD	3-74	00:27
4th/08:09	SAM	4th	SAM20	08:09	FGA	SAM18	07:02	DOWNS	4-(-2)	01:07
4th/05:29	SAM	4th	SAM10	05:29	KO	MER42	02:33	DOWNS	7-48	02:56

Samford
Team - Yardline - Time	Team	Qtr.	Drive Started			Drive Ended			Consumed
Team - Yardline - Time	Team	Qtr.	Spot	Time	Obtained	Spot	Time	How Lost	Plays-Yds.	TOP
1st/14:55	MER	1st	MER26	14:55	KO	MER33	13:33	PUNT	3-7	01:22
1st/12:27	MER	1st	MER36	12:27	PUNT	SAM0	12:18	TD	1-64	00:09
1st/10:37	MER	1st	SAM44	10:37	PUNT	SAM38	09:15	DOWNS	4-6	01:22
1st/07:47	MER	1st	MER11	07:47	PUNT	MER11	06:58	PUNT	3-0	00:49
1st/05:13	MER	1st	SAM48	05:13	PUNT	SAM0	02:36	TD	6-48	02:37
1st/01:45	MER	1st	MER3	01:45	PUNT	SAM0	11:09	TD	13-97	05:36
2nd/10:01	MER	2nd	MER37	10:01	PUNT	SAM0	06:00	TD	9-63	04:01
2nd/00:29	MER	2nd	MER1	00:29	INT	MER3	00:00	HALF	1-2	00:29
3rd/12:44	MER	3rd	MER24	12:44	KO	SAM0	10:57	TD	5-76	01:47
3rd/08:27	MER	3rd	MER10	08:27	PUNT	MER35	06:31	PUNT	6-25	01:56
3rd/05:40	MER	3rd	MER34	05:40	PUNT	SAM0	05:30	TD	1-66	00:10
3rd/02:37	MER	3rd	MER17	02:37	KO	MER24	01:13	PUNT	3-7	01:24
4th/14:18	MER	4th	MER35	14:18	PUNT	SAM44	11:56	INT	5-21	02:22
4th/11:29	MER	4th	MER25	11:29	KO	SAM10	08:09	FGA	7-65	03:20
4th/07:02	MER	4th	SAM18	07:02	DOWNS	SAM17	05:36	FG	4-1	01:26
4th/02:33	MER	4th	MER42	02:33	DOWNS	SAM44	00:00	HALF	5-14	02:33

Play By Play

Game Start
Start of 1st Half
Play
Samford wins toss and defers; MER will receive; SAM will defend North end-zone.
Start of 1st quarter, clock 15:00.
Pace,Colton kickoff 57 yards to the MER08 Smith,Brayden return 18 yards to the MER26 (Jordan,Andrew), out of bounds.

Mercer at 14:55
Mercer at 14:55
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 14:55
1st and 10 at MER26	Mercer drive start at 14:55.
1st and 10 at MER26	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass incomplete short left to Dabbs,Adjatay thrown to MER36.
2nd and 10 at MER26	No Huddle-Shotgun Miller,CJ rush middle for 0 yards to the MER26 (Gaskins,Quantaves).
3rd and 10 at MER26	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass complete short middle to Smith,Brayden caught at MER33, for 7 yards to the MER33 (Gaskins,Quantaves).
4th and 3 at MER33	McConnell,John punt 31 yards to the SAM36, out of bounds at SAM36.

Samford at 13:33
Samford at 13:33
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 13:33
1st and 10 at SAM36	Samford drive start at 13:33.
1st and 10 at SAM36	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy rush middle for 1 yard gain to the SAM37 (Fox,Julian).
2nd and 9 at SAM37	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass incomplete short right to Jones,Calvin thrown to SAM47 broken up by Weston,Myles QB hurried by McInnis,Kobe.
3rd and 9 at SAM37	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy sacked for loss of 7 yards to the SAM30 (Zock,Andrew).
4th and 16 at SAM30	Jones,Noah punt 34 yards to the MER36, out of bounds at MER36.

Mercer at 12:27
Mercer at 12:27
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 12:27
1st and 10 at MER36	Mercer drive start at 12:27.
1st and 10 at MER36	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass complete deep middle to Albee,Samuel caught at SAM41, for 64 yards to the SAM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:18, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM3	Griffith,Reice kick attempt good (H: McConnell,John, LS: Hamilton,Jaiden).
1st and 10 at MER35	Griffith,Reice kickoff 64 yards to the SAM01 Evans,CJ return 30 yards to the SAM31 (Kermott,Carter).

Score:: Samford 0-7 Mercer

Samford at 12:10
Samford at 12:10
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 12:10
1st and 10 at SAM31	Samford drive start at 12:10.
1st and 10 at SAM31	Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete short right to Ward,Torrey caught at SAM32, for 1 yard to the SAM32 (Clare,Drew).
2nd and 9 at SAM32	Shotgun Evans,CJ rush middle for 5 yards gain to the SAM37 (Fox,Julian).
3rd and 4 at SAM37	Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete short right to Evans,CJ caught at SAM31, for 5 yards loss to the SAM32 (Swain,Jordan).
4th and 9 at SAM32	Jones,Noah punt 40 yards to the MER28 Smith,Brayden return 28 yards to the SAM44, out of bounds at SAM44.

Mercer at 10:37
Mercer at 10:37
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 10:37
1st and 10 at SAM44	Mercer drive start at 10:37.
2nd and 13 at SAM47	Timeout Other, clock 10:37.
1st and 10 at SAM44	No Huddle-Shotgun Doughty,Ty rush left for 3 yards loss to the SAM47 (Sloan,Carson).
2nd and 13 at SAM47	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass incomplete short left to Doughty,Ty thrown to SAM45.
3rd and 13 at SAM47	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass complete short right to Harris,Kendall caught at SAM45, for 11 yards to the SAM36 (Mosley,Jaden; Woodard,Maxton).
4th and 2 at SAM36	No Huddle-Shotgun Martin,Billy rush middle for 2 yards loss to the SAM38 (Grayson,Donovan; Mosley,Jaden), TURNOVER ON DOWNS.

Samford at 09:15
Samford at 09:15
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 09:15
1st and 10 at SAM38	Samford drive start at 09:15.
1st and 10 at SAM38	Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete short right to Cherry,Ken caught at SAM37, for 1 yard loss to the SAM37 (Prince,Isaac).
2nd and 11 at SAM37	Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy sacked for loss of 2 yards to the SAM35 (Johnson-Kelley,Ean, Dudley,Brayden).
3rd and 13 at SAM35	Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete short left to Crayton,Nick caught at SAM42, for 9 yards to the SAM44 (Watkins,Donovan).
4th and 4 at SAM44	Jones,Noah punt 45 yards to the MER11 fair catch by Smith,Brayden at MER11.

Mercer at 07:47
Mercer at 07:47
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 07:47
1st and 10 at MER11	Mercer drive start at 07:47.
1st and 10 at MER11	No Huddle-Shotgun Martin,Billy rush left for 0 yards to the MER11 (Sloan,Carson).
2nd and 10 at MER11	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass incomplete deep middle to Smith,Brayden thrown to SAM47.
3rd and 10 at MER11	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass incomplete short middle to McDaniel,Adonis thrown to MER23 broken up by Perkins,Nahil.
4th and 10 at MER11	McConnell,John punt 47 yards to the SAM42 fair catch by Bird,Preston at SAM42.

Samford at 06:58
Samford at 06:58
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 06:58
1st and 10 at SAM42	Samford drive start at 06:58.
2nd and 7 at SAM45	Timeout Other, clock 06:58.
1st and 10 at SAM42	Shotgun Cherry,Ken rush middle for 3 yards gain to the SAM45 (Ferguson,Justin).
2nd and 7 at SAM45	Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy sacked for loss of 10 yards to the SAM35 (McInnis,Kobe).
3rd and 17 at SAM35	Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy sacked for loss of 3 yards to the SAM32 (McInnis,Kobe, Gilbert,Justin).
4th and 20 at SAM32	Jones,Noah punt 43 yards to the MER25 Smith,Brayden return 12 yards to the MER37 (Thornton,Malik), out of bounds PENALTY SAM Personal Foul (Cunningham,Conroy) 15 yards from MER37 to SAM48, 1ST DOWN.
4th and 20 at SAM32	MER ball on SAM48.

Mercer at 05:13
Mercer at 05:13
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 05:13
1st and 10 at SAM48	Mercer drive start at 05:13.
1st and 10 at SAM48	No Huddle-Shotgun Doughty,Ty rush middle for 6 yards gain to the SAM42 (Perkins,Nahil).
2nd and 4 at SAM42	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass complete short right to Solomon,Travion caught at SAM26, for 16 yards to the SAM26, out of bounds at SAM26, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM26	No Huddle-Shotgun Doughty,Ty rush right for 2 yards gain to the SAM24 (Sloan,Carson; Woodard,Maxton).
2nd and 8 at SAM24	No Huddle-Shotgun Doughty,Ty rush left for 21 yards gain to the SAM03 (Young,Lashon), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 3 at SAM3	No Huddle Doughty,Ty rush middle for 2 yards gain to the SAM01 (Shannon,Joseph; Gaither,Mailk).
2nd and 1 at SAM1	No Huddle Butts Jr.,Antonio rush left for 1 yard gain to the SAM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:36.
1st and 10 at SAM3	Griffith,Reice kick attempt good (H: McConnell,John, LS: Hamilton,Jaiden).
1st and 10 at SAM50	Timeout Other, clock 02:36.
1st and 10 at MER35	Griffith,Reice kickoff 47 yards to the SAM18 Russell,Emerson return 17 yards to the SAM35, out of bounds at SAM35 PENALTY MER Personal Foul (Polke,Michael) 15 yards from SAM35 to SAM50.
1st and 10 at MER35	SAM ball on SAM50.

Score:: Samford 0-14 Mercer

Samford at 02:32
Samford at 02:32
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 02:32
1st and 10 at SAM50	Samford drive start at 02:32.
1st and 10 at SAM50	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy rush middle for 0 yards to the SAM50 (Johnson-Kelley,Ean; Hicks,Daniel).
2nd and 10 at SAM50	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass incomplete short middle to Loving,Jadon thrown to MER47.
3rd and 10 at SAM50	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete short right to Bird,Preston caught at MER43, for 7 yards to the MER43 (Thomas,KJ), out of bounds.
4th and 3 at MER43	Jones,Noah punt 40 yards to the MER03.

Mercer at 01:45
Mercer at 01:45
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 01:45
1st and 10 at MER3	Mercer drive start at 01:45.
1st and 10 at MER3	No Huddle Atkinson,Braden pass complete short middle to McDaniel,Adonis caught at MER14, for 11 yards to the MER14 (Perkins,Nahil), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at MER14	No Huddle Atkinson,Braden pass complete short left to Harris,Kendall caught at MER19, for 5 yards to the MER19 (Perkins,Nahil), out of bounds.
2nd and 5 at MER19	No Huddle Atkinson,Braden pass complete short right to George,Javarius caught at MER15, for 3 yards loss to the MER16 (Mosley,Jaden).
3rd and 8 at MER16	PENALTY SAM Offside (Cunningham,Conroy) 5 yards from MER16 to MER21. NO PLAY.
3rd and 3 at MER21	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass complete short right to Doughty,Ty caught at MER32, for 11 yards to the MER32 (Young,Lashon), 1ST DOWN.

Score:: Samford 0-14 Mercer

Start of Quarter #2
Start of Quarter #2
Down & Distance	Play

1st and 10 at MER32	Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
1st and 10 at MER32	No Huddle-Shotgun Doughty,Ty rush right for 3 yards gain to the MER35 (Sloan,Carson).
2nd and 7 at MER35	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass incomplete deep right to Cook,Apollos thrown to SAM39 broken up by Yancey,Jalik.
3rd and 7 at MER35	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass complete short right to McDaniel,Adonis caught at MER43, for 17 yards to the SAM48 (Grayson,Donovan; Bryant,Mason), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM48	No Huddle-Shotgun Martin,Billy rush middle for 2 yards gain to the SAM46 (Grayson,Donovan; Cunningham,Conroy).
2nd and 8 at SAM46	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass complete short right to Harris,Kendall caught at SAM39, for 12 yards to the SAM34 (Young,Lashon), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM34	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass complete deep middle to McDaniel,Adonis caught at SAM13, for 21 yards to the SAM13 (Thornton,Malik), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM13	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass incomplete short middle thrown to SAM00 broken up by Sloan,Carson.
2nd and 10 at SAM13	No Huddle-Shotgun Doughty,Ty rush left for 10 yards gain to the SAM03 (Shannon,Joseph), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 3 at SAM3	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass complete short right to George,Javarius caught at SAM00, for 3 yards to the SAM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:09.
1st and 10 at SAM3	Griffith,Reice kick attempt good (H: McConnell,John, LS: Hamilton,Jaiden).
1st and 10 at SAM25	Timeout Other, clock 11:09.
1st and 10 at MER35	Griffith,Reice kickoff 65 yards to the SAM00, Touchback.

Score:: Samford 0-21 Mercer

Samford at 11:09
Samford at 11:09
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 11:09
1st and 10 at SAM25	Samford drive start at 11:09.
1st and 10 at SAM25	No Huddle-Shotgun Bland,Cameron rush middle for 3 yards gain to the SAM28 (Clare,Drew).
2nd and 7 at SAM28	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete short left to Bird,Preston caught at SAM29, for 1 yard to the SAM29 (Watkins,Donovan).
3rd and 6 at SAM29	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass incomplete short middle thrown to SAM35 QB hurried by Zock,Andrew.
4th and 6 at SAM29	Jones,Noah punt 34 yards to the MER37.

Mercer at 10:01
Mercer at 10:01
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 10:01
1st and 10 at MER37	Mercer drive start at 10:01.
1st and 10 at MER37	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass complete deep left to Simmons,Malik caught at SAM36, for 27 yards to the SAM36, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM36	No Huddle-Shotgun Doughty,Ty rush middle for 2 yards gain to the SAM34 (Cunningham,Conroy; Woodard,Maxton).
2nd and 8 at SAM34	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass incomplete deep left to Burt,Sawyer thrown to SAM12 QB hurried by Grayson,Donovan.
3rd and 8 at SAM34	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass complete short middle to Solomon,Travion caught at SAM30, for 8 yards to the SAM26 (Mosley,Jaden; Gaskins,Quantaves), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM26	No Huddle-Shotgun Martin,Billy rush middle for 5 yards gain to the SAM21 (Woodard,Maxton).
2nd and 5 at SAM21	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass incomplete deep left to McDaniel,Adonis thrown to SAM00 broken up by Newsome,Dee.
3rd and 5 at SAM21	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass complete short right to Dabbs,Adjatay caught at SAM16, for 10 yards to the SAM11 (Thornton,Malik), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM11	No Huddle-Shotgun Pickles,JP rush middle for 4 yards gain to the SAM07 (Sloan,Carson).
2nd and 6 at SAM7	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass complete short middle to Smith,Brayden caught at SAM00, for 7 yards to the SAM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:00, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM3	Griffith,Reice kick attempt good (H: McConnell,John, LS: Hamilton,Jaiden).
1st and 10 at SAM25	Timeout Other, clock 06:00.
1st and 10 at MER35	Griffith,Reice kickoff 65 yards to the SAM00, Touchback.

Score:: Samford 0-28 Mercer

Samford at 06:00
Samford at 06:00
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 06:00
1st and 10 at SAM25	Samford drive start at 06:00.
1st and 10 at SAM25	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete short left to Bird,Preston caught at SAM32, for 7 yards to the SAM32 (Clare,Drew).
2nd and 3 at SAM32	No Huddle-Shotgun Cherry,Ken rush middle for 0 yards to the SAM32 (Swain,Jordan).
3rd and 3 at SAM32	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete deep right to Jones,Calvin caught at MER40, for 28 yards to the MER40 (McDowell,Ethan), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at MER40	PENALTY SAM False Start (Crittendon,Quincy) 5 yards from MER40 to MER45. NO PLAY.
1st and 15 at MER45	No Huddle-Shotgun Cherry,Ken rush right for 10 yards gain to the MER35 (Hutchinson,Kaleb).
2nd and 5 at MER35	No Huddle-Shotgun Cherry,Ken rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MER33 (Watkins,Donovan).
3rd and 3 at MER33	No Huddle-Shotgun Cherry,Ken rush right for 4 yards gain to the MER29 (Fox,Julian), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at MER29	No Huddle-Shotgun Stober,Brady pass complete short right to Bland,Cameron caught at MER33, for 4 yards loss to the MER33 (Clare,Drew).
2nd and 14 at MER33	Timeout Other, clock 02:00.
2nd and 14 at MER33	No Huddle-Shotgun Stober,Brady pass complete short left to Bland,Cameron caught at MER36, for 1 yard loss to the MER34 (Little,Rafael).
3rd and 15 at MER34	No Huddle-Shotgun Stober,Brady rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MER31 (Johnson-Kelley,Ean; Fox,Julian).
4th and 12 at MER31	Timeout Samford, clock 00:35.
4th and 12 at MER31	Shotgun Stober,Brady pass intercepted by Bliss,Tommy at MER01, End Of Play.

Mercer at 00:29
Mercer at 00:29
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 00:29
1st and 10 at MER1	Mercer drive start at 00:29.
1st and 10 at MER1	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MER03 (Woodard,Maxton).
2nd and 8 at MER3	End of game, clock 00:00.

Score:: Samford 0-28 Mercer

Halftime
Start of 2nd Half
Play
SAM will receive; MER will defend North end-zone.
Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00.
Griffith,Reice kickoff 65 yards to the SAM00, Touchback.

Samford at 15:00
Samford at 15:00
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 15:00
1st and 10 at SAM25	Samford drive start at 15:00.
1st and 10 at SAM25	Shotgun Stober,Brady pass complete short right to Jones,Calvin caught at SAM29, for 5 yards to the SAM30 (Thomas,KJ).
2nd and 5 at SAM30	Shotgun Cherry,Ken rush middle for 3 yards gain to the SAM33 (Fox,Julian).
3rd and 2 at SAM33	Shotgun Stober,Brady rush middle for 1 yard gain to the SAM34 (Fox,Julian; Hutchinson,Kaleb).
4th and 1 at SAM34	Shotgun Cherry,Ken rush right for 4 yards gain to the SAM38 (Clare,Drew; Thomas,KJ), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM38	Shotgun Stober,Brady pass incomplete short right to Bird,Preston thrown to MER47.
2nd and 10 at SAM38	Shotgun Stober,Brady rush left for 1 yard loss to the SAM37 (Zock,Andrew; Fox,Julian).
3rd and 11 at SAM37	Shotgun Stober,Brady pass complete deep middle to Bird,Preston caught at MER42, for 63 yards to the MER00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:50, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at MER3	Pace,Colton kick attempt good (H: Thorley,Will, LS: Applefield,Alex).
1st and 10 at MER24	Timeout Other, clock 12:50.
1st and 10 at SAM35	Pace,Colton kickoff 54 yards to the MER11 Smith,Brayden return 13 yards to the MER24 (Perkins,Nahil).

Score:: Samford 7-28 Mercer

Mercer at 12:44
Mercer at 12:44
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 12:44
1st and 10 at MER24	Mercer drive start at 12:44.
1st and 10 at MER24	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass complete short right to McDaniel,Adonis caught at MER31, for 11 yards to the MER35 (McKim,Maddox), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at MER35	No Huddle-Shotgun Martin,Billy rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MER38 (Sloan,Carson; Gaskins,Quantaves).
2nd and 7 at MER38	No Huddle-Shotgun Martin,Billy rush middle for 24 yards gain to the SAM38 (Lenhardt,Trey), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM38	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass incomplete short left thrown to SAM26 QB hurried by Woodard,Maxton.
2nd and 10 at SAM38	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass complete short right to Smith,Brayden caught at SAM34, for 38 yards to the SAM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:57, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM3	Griffith,Reice kick attempt good (H: McConnell,John, LS: Hamilton,Jaiden).
1st and 10 at MER35	Griffith,Reice kickoff 65 yards to the SAM00 Jones,Calvin return 17 yards to the SAM17 (Prince,Isaac; Bradley,Mac).

Score:: Samford 7-35 Mercer

Samford at 10:51
Samford at 10:51
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 10:51
1st and 10 at SAM17	Samford drive start at 10:51.
1st and 10 at SAM17	Shotgun Bland,Cameron rush middle for 2 yards gain to the SAM19 (Clare,Drew).
2nd and 8 at SAM19	Shotgun Stober,Brady pass complete short right to Jones,Calvin caught at SAM18, for 7 yards to the SAM26 (Clare,Drew).
3rd and 1 at SAM26	Shotgun Stober,Brady pass complete short left to Pickett III,Samuel caught at SAM43, for 30 yards to the MER44 (Hutchinson,Kaleb), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at MER44	Shotgun Stober,Brady pass incomplete short right to Jones,Calvin thrown to MER40.
2nd and 10 at MER44	PENALTY SAM False Start (Crayton,Nick) 5 yards from MER44 to MER49. NO PLAY.
2nd and 15 at MER49	Shotgun Stober,Brady rush middle for 4 yards gain to the MER45 (Johnson-Kelley,Ean).
3rd and 11 at MER45	Shotgun Bland,Cameron rush middle for 0 yards to the MER45 (Fox,Julian; Hicks,Daniel).
4th and 11 at MER45	Jones,Noah punt 35 yards to the MER10 fair catch by Smith,Brayden at MER10.

Mercer at 08:27
Mercer at 08:27
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 08:27
1st and 10 at MER10	Mercer drive start at 08:27.
1st and 10 at MER10	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass complete short right to Simmons,Malik caught at MER09, for 5 yards to the MER15 (Sloan,Carson).
2nd and 5 at MER15	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass complete short middle to Smith,Brayden caught at MER28, for 13 yards to the MER28 (Young,Lashon), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at MER28	No Huddle-Shotgun Doughty,Ty rush middle for 12 yards gain to the MER40 (Young,Lashon; Gaskins,Quantaves), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at MER40	No Huddle-Shotgun Doughty,Ty rush right for 5 yards loss to the MER35 (Caldwell,Deuce).
2nd and 15 at MER35	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass incomplete short middle to Solomon,Travion thrown to MER45.
3rd and 15 at MER35	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass incomplete deep middle to Smith,Brayden thrown to SAM28.
4th and 15 at MER35	McConnell,John punt 52 yards to the SAM13 Bird,Preston return 7 yards to the SAM20 (Weston,Myles), out of bounds.

Samford at 06:31
Samford at 06:31
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 06:31
1st and 10 at SAM20	Samford drive start at 06:31.
1st and 10 at SAM20	Shotgun Stober,Brady pass incomplete deep right to Jones,Calvin thrown to SAM50.
2nd and 10 at SAM20	PENALTY SAM UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Ward,Torrey) 10 yards from SAM20 to SAM10. NO PLAY.
2nd and 20 at SAM10	Shotgun Bland,Cameron rush middle for 2 yards gain to the SAM12 (McInnis,Kobe).
3rd and 18 at SAM12	Shotgun Stober,Brady pass incomplete short left thrown to SAM30 QB hurried by Hicks,Daniel and Clare,Drew.
4th and 18 at SAM12	Jones,Noah punt 54 yards to the MER34.

Mercer at 05:40
Mercer at 05:40
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 05:40
1st and 10 at MER34	Mercer drive start at 05:40.
1st and 10 at MER34	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass complete short right to Doughty,Ty caught at MER47, for 66 yards to the SAM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:30, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM3	Griffith,Reice kick attempt good (H: McConnell,John, LS: Hamilton,Jaiden).
1st and 10 at MER35	Griffith,Reice kickoff 60 yards to the SAM05 fair catch by Jones,Calvin at SAM05.

Score:: Samford 7-42 Mercer

Samford at 05:30
Samford at 05:30
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 05:30
1st and 10 at SAM25	Samford drive start at 05:30.
1st and 10 at SAM25	Shotgun Stober,Brady pass complete short left to Crayton,Nick caught at SAM30, for 11 yards to the SAM36 (Clare,Drew; Prince,Isaac), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM36	Shotgun Bland,Cameron rush middle for 7 yards gain to the SAM43 (Hutchinson,Kaleb).
2nd and 3 at SAM43	Shotgun Bland,Cameron rush right for 11 yards gain to the MER46 (Bliss,Tommy; Thomas,KJ), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at MER46	Shotgun Stober,Brady pass complete short left to Davenport,Teddy caught at MER40, for 14 yards to the MER32 (Bliss,Tommy), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at MER32	Shotgun Stober,Brady pass incomplete short right to Jones,Calvin thrown to MER34.
2nd and 10 at MER32	Shotgun Stober,Brady rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MER30 (Prince,Isaac).
3rd and 8 at MER30	Shotgun Stober,Brady pass complete short right to Crayton,Nick caught at MER22, for 8 yards to the MER22, out of bounds at MER22, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at MER22	Shotgun Bland,Cameron rush right for 9 yards gain to the MER13 (Hutchinson,Kaleb; Prince,Isaac).
2nd and 1 at MER13	Shotgun Bland,Cameron rush middle for 13 yards gain to the MER00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:44, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at MER3	Pace,Colton kick attempt good (H: Thorley,Will, LS: Applefield,Alex).
1st and 10 at MER17	Timeout Other, clock 02:44.
1st and 10 at SAM35	Pace,Colton kickoff 55 yards to the MER10 Smith,Brayden return 30 yards to the MER40 (Johnson,Jacob) PENALTY MER Holding (Prince,Isaac) 10 yards from MER27 to MER17.
1st and 10 at SAM35	MER ball on MER17.

Score:: Samford 14-42 Mercer

Mercer at 02:37
Mercer at 02:37
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 02:37
1st and 10 at MER17	Mercer drive start at 02:37.
1st and 10 at MER17	No Huddle-Shotgun Martin,Billy rush right for 7 yards gain to the MER24 (Sloan,Carson).
2nd and 3 at MER24	No Huddle-Shotgun Martin,Billy rush middle for 0 yards to the MER24 (Wattenbarger,Luke).
3rd and 3 at MER24	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass incomplete short left to McDaniel,Adonis thrown to MER39.
4th and 3 at MER24	McConnell,John punt 52 yards to the SAM24 Bird,Preston return 16 yards to the SAM40 (Fox,Julian).

Samford at 01:13
Samford at 01:13
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 01:13
1st and 10 at SAM40	Samford drive start at 01:13.
1st and 10 at SAM40	Shotgun Jones,Calvin rush left for 5 yards loss to the SAM35 (Clare,Drew).
2nd and 15 at SAM35	Shotgun Stober,Brady sacked for loss of 7 yards to the SAM28 (Johnson-Kelley,Ean).

Score:: Samford 14-42 Mercer

Start of Quarter #4
Start of Quarter #4
Down & Distance	Play

3rd and 22 at SAM28	Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
3rd and 22 at SAM28	Shotgun Stober,Brady pass complete short right to Cherry,Ken caught at SAM26, for 2 yards loss to the SAM26 (Clare,Drew; Fox,Julian).
4th and 24 at SAM26	Jones,Noah punt 39 yards to the MER35 fair catch by Smith,Brayden at MER35.

Mercer at 14:18
Mercer at 14:18
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 14:18
1st and 10 at MER35	Mercer drive start at 14:18.
1st and 10 at MER35	No Huddle-Shotgun Pickles,JP rush right for 8 yards gain to the MER43 (Young,Lashon).
2nd and 2 at MER43	No Huddle-Shotgun Doughty,Ty rush middle for 5 yards gain to the MER48 (Washington,Keshawn; Jordan,Andrew), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at MER48	No Huddle-Shotgun Pickles,JP rush middle for 6 yards gain to the SAM46 (Caldwell,Deuce; Methvin,J.D.).
2nd and 4 at SAM46	No Huddle-Shotgun Doughty,Ty rush middle for 2 yards gain to the SAM44 (Young,Lashon).
3rd and 2 at SAM44	No Huddle-Shotgun Pickles,JP pass intercepted by Young,Lashon at SAM26, End Of Play.

Samford at 11:56
Samford at 11:56
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 11:56
1st and 10 at SAM26	Samford drive start at 11:56.
1st and 10 at SAM26	PENALTY SAM False Start (Loving,Jadon) 5 yards from SAM26 to SAM21. NO PLAY.
1st and 15 at SAM21	Shotgun Stober,Brady pass incomplete deep middle to Crayton,Nick thrown to MER32.
2nd and 15 at SAM21	Shotgun Bland,Cameron rush middle for 2 yards gain to the SAM23 (Johnson-Kelley,Ean; Prince,Isaac).
3rd and 13 at SAM23	Shotgun Stober,Brady pass complete deep left to Pickett III,Samuel caught at MER35, for 77 yards to the MER00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:29, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at MER3	Pace,Colton kick attempt good (H: Thorley,Will, LS: Applefield,Alex).
1st and 10 at SAM35	Pace,Colton kickoff 60 yards to the MER05 fair catch by McDaniel,Adonis at MER05.

Score:: Samford 21-42 Mercer

Mercer at 11:29
Mercer at 11:29
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 11:29
1st and 10 at MER25	Mercer drive start at 11:29.
1st and 10 at MER25	No Huddle-Shotgun Doughty,Ty rush left for 32 yards gain to the SAM43 (Grayson,Donovan; Wattenbarger,Luke), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM43	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass complete short right to Harris,Kendall caught at SAM38, for 5 yards to the SAM38 (Sloan,Carson; Henderson,Dylon).
2nd and 5 at SAM38	No Huddle-Shotgun Martin,Billy rush left for 25 yards gain to the SAM13 (Newsome,Dee), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM13	No Huddle-Shotgun Martin,Billy rush middle for 3 yards gain to the SAM10 (Woodard,Maxton).
2nd and 7 at SAM10	No Huddle-Shotgun Martin,Billy rush middle for 0 yards to the SAM10 (Warren,Corey; Grayson,Donovan).
3rd and 7 at SAM10	No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass incomplete short right to Smith,Brayden thrown to SAM00 broken up by Newsome,Dee.
4th and 7 at SAM10	Griffith,Reice field goal attempt from 27 yards NO GOOD (H: McConnell,John, LS: Hamilton,Jaiden), clock 08:09.

Samford at 08:09
Samford at 08:09
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 08:09
1st and 10 at SAM20	Samford drive start at 08:09.
2nd and 9 at SAM21	Timeout Other, clock 08:09.
1st and 10 at SAM20	Shotgun Bland,Cameron rush right for 1 yard gain to the SAM21, out of bounds at SAM21.
2nd and 9 at SAM21	Shotgun Stober,Brady pass incomplete deep right to Jones,Calvin thrown to MER40.
3rd and 9 at SAM21	Shotgun Stober,Brady rush right for 4 yards gain to the SAM25 (Clare,Drew; McInnis,Kobe).
4th and 5 at SAM25	Shotgun Stober,Brady sacked for loss of 7 yards to the SAM18 (McInnis,Kobe), TURNOVER ON DOWNS.

Mercer at 07:02
Mercer at 07:02
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 07:02
1st and 10 at SAM18	Mercer drive start at 07:02.
1st and 10 at SAM18	No Huddle-Shotgun Doughty,Ty rush right for 1 yard gain to the SAM17 (Weber,Hank).
2nd and 9 at SAM17	No Huddle-Shotgun Pickles,JP pass incomplete short right to Doughty,Ty thrown to SAM00.
3rd and 9 at SAM17	No Huddle-Shotgun Doughty,Ty rush middle for 0 yards to the SAM17 (Caldwell,Deuce).
4th and 9 at SAM17	Griffith,Reice field goal attempt from 34 yards GOOD (H: McConnell,John, LS: Hamilton,Jaiden), clock 05:36.
1st and 10 at MER35	Griffith,Reice kickoff 63 yards to the SAM02 Jones,Calvin return 25 yards to the SAM27 (Prince,Isaac) PENALTY SAM Holding (Ward,Torrey) 10 yards from SAM20 to SAM10.
1st and 10 at MER35	SAM ball on SAM10.

Score:: Samford 21-45 Mercer

Samford at 05:29
Samford at 05:29
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 05:29
1st and 10 at SAM10	Samford drive start at 05:29.
1st and 10 at SAM10	Shotgun Stober,Brady pass intercepted by Bliss,Tommy at SAM32 Bliss,Tommy return 24 yards to the SAM08 (Stober,Brady) PENALTY MER Pass Interference (Jones,Trenton) 15 yards from SAM10 to SAM25, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
1st and 10 at SAM25	Shotgun Bland,Cameron rush middle for 2 yards gain to the SAM27 (Clare,Drew; Prince,Isaac).
2nd and 8 at SAM27	Shotgun Stober,Brady pass complete short right to Beatty,Jackson caught at SAM42, for 15 yards to the SAM42 (Kermott,Carter), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM42	Shotgun Cherry,Ken rush middle for 10 yards gain to the MER48 (Hutchinson,Kaleb; Prince,Isaac), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at MER48	Shotgun Stober,Brady pass complete short left to Cherry,Ken caught at MER45, for 6 yards to the MER42 (Prince,Isaac).
2nd and 4 at MER42	Shotgun Stober,Brady sacked for loss of 8 yards to the MER50 (Zock,Andrew).
3rd and 12 at MER50	Shotgun Stober,Brady pass complete short left to Pickett III,Samuel caught at MER45, for 5 yards to the MER45 (O'neal,Carmelo).
4th and 7 at MER45	No Huddle-Shotgun Stober,Brady rush right for 3 yards gain to the MER42 (Prince,Isaac), TURNOVER ON DOWNS.

Mercer at 02:33
Mercer at 02:33
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 02:33
1st and 10 at MER42	Mercer drive start at 02:33.
1st and 10 at MER42	No Huddle-Shotgun Doughty,Ty rush left for 8 yards gain to the MER50, out of bounds at MER50.
2nd and 2 at MER50	Timeout Other, clock 02:00.
2nd and 2 at MER50	No Huddle-Shotgun Doughty,Ty rush left for 4 yards gain to the SAM46 (Nelson,Jalen), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM46	No Huddle-Shotgun Doughty,Ty rush middle for 3 yards gain to the SAM43 (Johnson,Jacob).
2nd and 7 at SAM43	No Huddle-Shotgun Doughty,Ty rush middle for 0 yards to the SAM43 (Dunn,Caulen; Jordan,Andrew).
3rd and 7 at SAM43	Kneel down by Mercer at SAM44 for loss of 1 yard.
4th and 8 at SAM44	End of game, clock 00:00.

Score:: Samford 21-45 Mercer

Starters

SAM
#	Player	Pos.
3	Perkins,Nahil	CB
21	Thornton,Malik	CB
27	Gaskins,Quantaves	DB
9	Young,Lashon	DB
44	Warren,Corey	DE
60	Weber,Hank	DL
88	Grayson,Donovan	DL
90	Cunningham,Conroy	DL
5	Mosley,Jaden	LB
30	Sloan,Carson	LB
57	Davidson,Web	OL
64	Watts,Noah	OL
65	May,Kaleb	OL
74	Douthit,Tyler	OL
77	Pearley,Kaleb	OL
2	Crittendon,Quincy	QB
0	Evans,CJ	RB
19	Lenhardt,Trey	S
49	Nicklaus,Vance	TE
13	Jones,Calvin	WR
33	Davenport,Teddy	WR
84	Pickett III,Samuel	WR

MER
#	Player	Pos.
8	Thomas,KJ	CB
4	Watkins,Donovan	DB
17	Hutchinson,Kaleb	DB
0	Zock,Andrew	DL
15	McInnis,Kobe	DL
53	Gilbert,Justin	DL
91	Swain,Jordan	DL
10	Fox,Julian	LB
51	Clare,Drew	LB
57	Murray,Tyler	OL
60	Marks,Gavin	OL
63	Freeman,Jamari	OL
70	Jennings,Xavier	OL
74	Atchison,Amarii	OL
11	Atkinson,Braden	QB
22	Miller,CJ	RB
7	O'neal,Carmelo	S
12	Bliss,Tommy	S
2	McDaniel,Adonis	WR
9	Smith,Brayden	WR
18	Dabbs,Adjatay	WR
23	Solomon,Travion	WR

Player Participation

Samford
#	Player
1	Newsome,Dee
2	Yancey,Jalik
4	Bird,Preston
6	Nelson,Jalen
8	Wattenbarger,Luke
14	Washington,Keshawn
14	Beatty,Jackson
15	Burdeshaw,Clay
15	Stober,Brady
16	Henderson,Dylon
18	Ward,Torrey
22	Cherry,Ken
22	Bryant,Mason
25	Loving,Jadon
26	Pace,Colton
26	Garner,Jake
29	Bland,Cameron
31	McKim,Maddox
32	Jones,Noah
34	Gaither,Mailk
35	Caldwell,Deuce
38	Russell,Emerson
39	Skinner,Ryan
42	Dunn,Caulen
46	Jordan,Andrew
48	Johnson,Jacob
59	Thorley,Will
61	Applefield,Alex
76	Snow,Michael
78	Johnson,Duncan
86	Crayton,Nick
93	Methvin,J.D.
94	Shannon,Joseph
95	Woodard,Maxton
96	Darnell,Ben
97	Bussey,Jackson

Mercer
#	Player
1	Hicks,Daniel
3	Cook,Apollos
3	Weston,Myles
5	George,Javarius
5	Polke,Michael
7	Harris,Kendall
13	Johnson,Juwan
14	McDowell,Ethan
14	Simmons,Malik
16	Davis,Christian
17	Jones,Trenton
18	Ferguson,Justin
19	McConnell,John
19	Pickles,JP
20	McNally,Ryan
22	Kermott,Carter
28	Little,Rafael
29	Taylor,Evan
30	Dudley,Brayden
32	Reyes,Kai
33	Butts Jr.,Antonio
34	Bradley,Mac
39	Martin,Billy
46	Prince,Isaac
50	King,Darrian
55	Johnson-Kelley,Ean
56	Hamilton,Jaiden
64	Weisgerber,Garrett
67	Sears,Pierson
69	Martin,Blake
77	Schultz,Luke
80	Doughty,Ty
82	Shaw,Cole
83	Simmons,Camauri
85	Burt,Sawyer
86	Albee,Samuel
93	Griffith,Reice
96	Dixon,Myles
98	Wellington,Ke'Vion

Samford University Athletics

Samford (0-6 , 0-4) -VS- Mercer (4-1 , 4-0)

Box Score

Samford (0-6 , 0-4) -VS- Mercer (4-1 , 4-0)

Scoring Summary

Game Statistics By Team

Individual Statistics

Offensive

Individual Passing Statistics

Individual Rushing Statistics

Individual Receiving Statistics

Defensive

Samford - Individual Defensive Statistics

Mercer - Individual Defensive Statistics

Special Teams

Individual Punting Statistics

Individual Return Statistics

Individual Field Goal Statistics

Individual Kickoff Statistics

Individual PAT Statistics

Drive Chart

All Drives

Samford Drives

Mercer Drives

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Quarter #1 Plays

Quarter #2 Plays

Quarter #3 Plays

Quarter #4 Plays

Participation

Starters

Player Participation